Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

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Crocus Minimus

Artist Pierre-Joseph Redouté (French, 1759 - 1840)

Date1802-1816

MediumStipple engraving, hand colored

Dimensions20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)

ClassificationsPrints

Credit LineMuseum purchase, funds provided by Terry White

Object number2010.57.4

Collections

PRINTS AND DRAWINGS BEFORE 1850

DescriptionBotanical drawing of two Crocus Minimus (Spring Beauty) plants with a bulbous brown root, white stem, thin green leaves, and a light purple flower. The plant is depicted twice, along with additional drawing of the flower near the bottom. Plate 81 from volume II of "Les Liliacées".